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That looks like it hurts

Army Sgt. Robert Stallings applies moulage to the face of Tech. Sgt. Yvonne Lough to bring an element of realism to a mass casualty battle drill March 31 at Balad Air Base, Iraq. The battle drill tested the ability of base members to respond and react to a mass casualty event by coordinating assets, patient movement and execution procedures. Sergeant Stallings is assigned to the 325th Combat Support Hospital medic and deployed from Hanscom Air Force Base, Mass. Sergeant Yvonne Lough is a 332nd Expeditionary Medical Operations Squadron respiratory therapist deployed from Kessler AFB, Miss. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Senior Airman Julianne Showalter)

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On our way

An Air Force C-17 Globemaster III transports members of the Iraqi army to Basra, Iraq, from New Al Muthana Air Base on April 2. The troops were supporting operations in the area. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Jeffrey Allen)

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Just hanging around

A C-130 Hercules delivers U.S. Air Force, U.S. Army and Bulgarian special forces paratroopers to a drop zone near Bezmer Aviation Base, Bulgaria, during Exercise Thracian Spring 2008. The Airmen and Soldiers will conduct several day and night static line jumps in the bilateral exercise. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Scott Wagers)

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You go first, I can wait

A Bulgarian air force SU-26 yields to a C-130 Hercules landing at Bezmer Aviation Base, Bulgaria, following a tactical sortie conducted during Exercise Thracian Spring 2008. Aircraft and people from Ramstein Air Base, Germany, are participating in the annual bilateral training exercise. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Scott Wagers)

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Civil engineers build Airmen in Romania a home

Members of the 404th Expeditionary Air Base Squadron pass a section of plywood flooring over a fence March 24 at the tent city on Campia Turzii, in Romania. The deployed civil engineering team built an entire tent city in 96 hours to support U.S. operations at the air base. The Airmen are part of a team which is augmenting NATO forces in securing the airspace around Bucharest, Romania, for the NATO Summit April 2to 4. (U.S Air Force photo/Senior Airman Teresa M. Hawkins)

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Civil engineers build Airmen in Romania a home

Members of the 404th Expeditionary Air Base Squadron work with Romanian nationals March 24 to remove a gate that divided the Romania base from the tent city at Campia Turzii, Romania. The deployed civil engineering team built an entire tent city in 96 hours to support U.S. operations at the air base. The Airmen are part of a team which is augmenting NATO forces in securing the airspace around Bucharest, Romania, for the NATO Summit April 2 to 4. (U.S Air Force photo/Senior Airman Teresa M. Hawkins)

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Civil engineers build Noble Endeavor Airmen in Romania home away from home

Chief Master Sgt. Terry Masters and Romanian nationals cut the fence bewteen the Romanian base and tent city March 24 at Campia Turzii, Romania. A deployed civil engineering team built an entire tent city in 96 hours to support U.S. operations at the air base. The Airmen are part of a team which is augmenting NATO forces in securing the airspace around Bucharest, Romania, for the NATO Summit April 2 to 4. Sergeant Masters is chief of the 404th Expeditionary Air Base Squadron (U.S Air Force photo/Senior Airman Teresa M. Hawkins)

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Worst case scenario

An Army emergency responder fills out a medical card used to label a patient's current state during a mass casualty battle drill March 31 at Balad Air Base, Iraq. During the drill, Chief Master Sgt. Kristine Mullaney of the 332nd Expeditionary Mission Support Group Det. 1 Mayor Cell was marked deceased due to extensive simulated wounds. Patient triage is an important part of responding to a mass casualty. Triaging patients involves identifying those whose wounds require immediate or delayed treatment. Chief Mullaney is deployed from the Kentucky Air National Guard. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Senior Airman Julianne Showalter)

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Wost case scenario

Army Sgt. 1st Class Andrew Ali Bocas calls in an updated casualty report to the Joint Emergency Operations Center during a mass casualty battle drill March 31 at Balad Air Base, Iraq. The battle drill tested the ability of Air Force and Army to work side-by-side during an emergency situation. Sergeant Bocas is assigned to the 557th Maintenance Company. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Senior Airman Julianne Showalter)

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Worst case scenario

Air Force and Army emergency responders perform self-aid and buddy care on a patient with simulated facial burns and shrapnel wounds during a mass casualty battle drill March 31 at Balad Air Base, Iraq. The battle drill tested the ability of base members to respond to an emergency situation and required Airmen, Soldiers and government-contracted personnel to work together in base recovery efforts following a simulated mass casualty event. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Senior Airman Julianne Showalter)

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Worst case scenario

Airmen and Soldiers work together to provide critical self-aid and buddy care to a simulated patient during a mass casualty battle drill March 31 at Balad Air Base, Iraq. The battle drill tested the ability of base members to respond and react to a mass casualty. During the battle drill, personnel were required to interact with sister servicemembers and contractors to coordinate assets, move patients and execute procedures. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Senior Airman Julianne Showalter)

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Worst case scenario

Air Force and Army emergency responders treat a simulated battle wound on Airman 1st Class Therrion Grooms by placing a tourniquet on his left arm during a mass casualty battle drill March 31 at Balad Air Base, Iraq. The drill was held to test the abilities of base members for an emergency situation. Airman Grooms is a 332nd Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron supply manager deployed from Luke Air Force Base, Ariz. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Senior Airman Julianne Showalter)

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Manas Airmen help Children's Heart Ward

Master Sgt. Scott Kaulig talks with Sakin Tumenbaeva, the mother of the 100th heart surgery patient, Alymbekov Amanbek, through Aigul Karymshakova, a 376th Air Expeditionary Wing interpreter, March 29 in the Children's Heart Ward in Manas, Kyrgyzstan. Airmen from the Manas Air Base Outreach Society visited the Children's Heart Ward to celebrate the 100th heart surgery and meet the staff and patients. Sergeant Kaulig is the 376th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron KC-135 Stratotanker section chief. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Jerome Baysmore)

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Manas Airmen help Children's Heart Ward

Dr. Samudin Shabyralie and Dr. Kaldarbek Abdramanov check on the Manas Air Base Outreach Society-sponsored 100th heart surgery patient, Alymbekov Amanbek, March 29 in the Children's Heart Ward in Manas, Kyrgyzstan. Dr. Shabyralie is the heart surgeon in the local Institute of Cardiac Surgery and Organ Transplantation, and Dr. Abdramanov is the director and professor of surgery. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Jerome Baysmore)

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Cementing Balad, Anaconda hospital in history

Tech. Sgt. Jeffrey Barry pressure sprays excess dirt from the bottom of a section of floor from the original Air Force Theater Hospital March 1 at Balad Air Base, Iraq. The floor section is being cleaned prior to transporting to the National Museum of Health and Medicine in Washington. The origianl hopital has earned the recognition of being the location where the most lives were lost and saved in the Iraq theater of operations. Sergeant Barry is a 332nd Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron heating, ventilation and air conditioning technician deployed from Luke Air Force Base, Ariz. (U.S. Air Force photo/Maj. Scott Bryant)

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Cementing Balad, Anaconda hospital in history

Tech. Sgt. Troy Parlin lifts a piece of concrete from the original Air Force Theater Hospital floor March 1 at Balad Air Base, Iraq, for transportation to the National Museum of Health and Science in Washington. The floor section, known as Bay II, is slated for exhibition because it is known by the medical community as the place where the most American blood was spilled since the Vietnam War. Sergeant Parlin is a 332nd Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron heavy repair operator and technician deployed from McGuire Air Force Base, N.J. (U.S. Air Force photo/Maj. Scott Bryant)

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Temporary hospital finds permanent place in history

Members of the 332nd Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron pull apart the entry way of the old Air Force Theater Hospital emergency room tent Feb. 29 at Balad Air Base, Iraq. The entry will be shipped to the National Museum of Health and Medicine in Washington as part of an exhibit. The tent is slated for exhibition because it is known, by the medical community, as the place where the most American blood was spilled since the Vietnam War. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Julianne Showalter)

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Temporary hospital finds permanent place in history

Tech. Sgt. Freddie Kirkwood begins sawing the edges of Bay II from the old Air Force Theater Hospital site Feb. 29 at Balad Air Base, Iraq. The engineers were able to successfully remove the section of concrete without any damage, maintaining the historical significance. The piece was then sent to the National Museum of Health and Science in Washington for an exhibit. Sergeant Kirkwood is a 332nd Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron heavy repair operator and technician deployed from Yokota Air Base, Japan. (U.S. Air Force photo/Maj. Scott Bryant)

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April 1 airpower summary: F-15s deter enemy activities

Squadron Leader Mark Wright renders a salute at a sunset ceremony in celebration of the 90th Anniversary of the Royal Air Force, April 1, as two RAF GR-4 Tornados from the 14th Squadron and a VC10 tanker from the Number 101 Squadron perform a fly over. The ceremony concluded with the raising of the Royal Air Force Ensign toward the sky. (RAF photo/Sergeant Gary Morgan)

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Temporary hospital finds permanent place in history

BStaff Sgt. Gabriel Lira loads up lighting fixtures Feb. 29 from the old Air Force Theater Hospital emergency room at Balad Air Base, Iraq. The parts will be shipped to the National Museum of Health and Medicine in Washington. The tent is slated for exhibition because it is known, by the medical community, as the place where the most American blood was spilled since the Vietnam War. Sergeant Lira is a 332nd Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron structures craftsman deployed from Peterson Air Force Base, Colo. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Julianne Showalter)

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